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Request for architecture work
You can record a request for architecture work by creating a Request for Architecture Work definition.
You can publish the information in the Request for Architecture Work definition to a Microsoft Word document, by running a Word Report with the TOGAF option selected.
The organization
Organization sponsors
Textually describe the executive-level group responsible for the review and maintenance of the strategic architecture and all of its sub-architectures.
Mission statement
Describe the organization’s mission statement and how the architecture relates to it.
Strategic business plans
Describe the strategic business plans and how the architecture relates to them.
Business goals (and changes)
Specify the Business Goals (and changes to them) to be met by this architecture development.
Constraints
Constraints for the enterprise architecture effort are specified during Phase A: Architecture and Vision.
Time limits
Describe what deadlines there are for this architecture development.
Environment changes
Describe how the new architecture will affect the technical and business environment.
Available resources
Describe what human and technical resources are available to do this work.
Organizational constraints
Specify the Organizational Constraints affecting this architecture development.
Financial constraints
Specify the Financial Constraints affecting this architecture development.
External constraints
Specify the External Constraints affecting this architecture development.
Business constraints
Specify the Business Constraints affecting this architecture development.
Current system and developing organization
Current business system
Describe the existing business systems.
Current arch/it system
Describe the existing architecture and IT systems.
Developing organization
Describe how the organization is evolving as a business.